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BALTIMORE (AP) -- The law of averages finally caught up to the
Toronto Blue Jays.
Albert Belle and Harold Baines had two RBIs apiece in a six-run
third inning, and Pat Rapp earned his first win in a month as the
Baltimore Orioles ended a 13-game losing streak against Toronto
with an 8-3 victory Friday night.
Will Clark homered and Delino DeShields drove in two runs for
the Orioles, who have won three of four after a nine-game skid. It
was Baltimore's first win against the Blue Jays since April 10,
1999.
"We just didn't play very well today," Toronto manager Jim
Fregosi said. "But we're still in first place, are we not?"
Despite the loss, first-place Toronto maintained its three-game
lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East. The Yankees lost 6-4
to Tampa Bay.
In the process of beating the Blue Jays for the first time in 14
months, the Orioles also ended their run of frustration against
Toronto starter Roy Halladay, who was 2-0 with 15 shutout innings
lifetime against Baltimore.
The Orioles' starting lineup had a collective .103 batting
average against the right-hander.
But Halladay (3-5) yielded seven runs, four hits and four walks
in 2 2-3 innings, his shortest stint as a starter this season.
"Everything felt good, but I didn't use everything and I think
that's what hurt me," he said. "I thought I had a good fastball
and a good curveball but I never really got to my curveball and
offspeed pitches."
Tony Batista hit his 21st homer for the Blue Jays, but Carlos
Delgado went 0-for-4, ending his 22-game hitting streak.
Rapp (5-5) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings,
walking one and striking out three. He was 0-3 with an 8.22 ERA in
five starts since May 29.
"When he throws strikes, Pat is golden. That's when he's really
tough," Baltimore manager Mike Hargrove said.
"I just wanted to go out there and keep the score 0-0. The last
couple times I gave up a big lead, but today I beared down a little
better and got the outs when I needed them," Rapp said. "They hit
the ball hard, but it just seemed like it was always at somebody."
Clark put the Orioles ahead 1-0 in the second with his third
homer, a 420-foot shot to center on a 3-1 pitch.
Baltimore sent 11 men to the plate in the third and went up 7-0.
After DeShields singled in a run and Belle hit a two-run double,
Halladay was pulled after issuing two straight two-out walks. Lance
Painter then gave up a two-run single to Baines and allowed another
run to score on a wild pitch.
"The big innings do the trick for you," Clark said. "Anytime
you can up a big, crooked number on the scoreboard, it spells doom
for the other team."
A triple by Jose Cruz Jr., a sacrifice fly by Alberto Castillo
and successive doubles by Homer Bush and Shannon Stewart made it
7-2 in the fifth.
DeShields singled in a run in the eighth. Batista led off the
ninth with a homer off Alan Mills.
Game notes
DeShields has 36 RBIs, two more than all last year. ...
Belle extended his club record for RBIs in June to 37. He also
enjoyed his team-high 25th multihit game. ... Cruz tied Stewart for
the team lead in triples (3). ... Toronto fell to 18-10 against the
AL East. ... The Orioles are 21-12 at home and 12-32 on the road.
... Delgado's streak was longest in the AL this year and tied
Stewart for third-longest in Toronto history.
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